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I recently had a birthday and for one of the joke presents, I was lucky enough to receive "Developing Your Own Psychic Powers" by John Edward, a 6CD boxed set which will apparently help me develop my very own psychic powers*. I've also been promised that under 2 dollars was spent on the CD's but I still feel that is too much, but I digress.

Has anyone listened to it, or ones like it before? I don't think it's going to be a guide to cold reading or anything like that so I'm curious as to what he actually says in it.

I'm going to give it a listen and if I can make it through all 6CD's, MDC here I come

* - Due to my low post count I'd just like to confirm that I'm not, in any way into woo or believe this will give me psychic powers.

I strongly suspect that too but since I have nothing better to do with my time, I'm going to make some predictions before I listen to the cd's and compare them to my predictions after I listen to the CD's... when I'm psychic.

The horse in barrier 9 will win the 2012 Melbourne Cup
No world records will be broken at the 2012 Olympics
A big announcement about life on other planets will be made in September
Michael Jordan will either pass away or be involved in a scandal this year.

I just made those predictions using no psychic ability and just made them up. Ask me some questions so I can predict them now, before I've become properly psychic after listening to the cd's.

I just made those predictions using no psychic ability and just made them up. .

G'day mate
ha you think, how do you know the development doesn't start when you open the cd case. The power works on me too, since you mentioned John Edwards I have come to the conclusion that you live in Melbourne and are a student of some type, I'm getting a subject that sounds like it starts with an "S", no wait, could it be "P"
I'd say you love animals, but that just sounds odd

It's working. I sense . . . I sense you are ALREADY as gifted as John Edward.

Not sure that's true--JE seems to have some decent skills in cold reading, which can actually be a useful talent. I sometimes wish I could do a cold reading that well. He's also gifted at deception and at extracting money from suckers, which are skills I don't envy or desire.

Ask me some questions so I can predict them now, before I've become properly psychic after listening to the cd's.

1. Who will win as American president in November 2012?
2. Will Oprah Winfrey ever have another talk show?
3. Is Lindsay Lohan really going to star as Elizabeth Taylor in a biopic, or is that just hype?
4. Where is Amelia Earhart, really?

1. Who will win as American president in November 2012?
2. Will Oprah Winfrey ever have another talk show?
3. Is Lindsay Lohan really going to star as Elizabeth Taylor in a biopic, or is that just hype?
4. Where is Amelia Earhart, really?

No need for psychic powers for any of them. Here are the answers
1. The same man who won in 2008.
2. Yes, but not a popular one.
3. No.
4. Captured by aliens. This was documented in the documentary Star Trek Voyager.

Use your imagination to create a psychic room where you can balance your chakras, contact your spirit guide and dream up psychic answers

Learn how to make your life more conducive to having psychic things happen (drink more water, meditate, get rid of clutter, give your house a house blessing)

Hear lots of stories about how psychic John Edward is

All the above is contained in the CD's along with John Edward's hate of yoga and this dishonesty involved with it. A few interesting things I heard on the CD's were:
Don't ask for lotto numbers, it doesn't work that way, Mr Edwards has tried and it didn't work. I suppose he chose the more moral way of making money by giving psychic readings.
The CD's wont actually help you develop psychic powers (so I can't sue).
Don't do psychic readings based on this CD, it's immoral or something like that.
The messages you get are not specific and are open to interpretation.
...and God. He has a lot to do with ghosts and whatnot. That's probably why it didn't work for me... yet.

And yes, he speaks as fast on the CD's as he does in 'real life'. So much so I had to check if my iPod was on x2 speed. The whole friggen thing could have fit on 2-3CD's because most of it is repeated anyway. Even the quality of the production sucks. If you're going to read out of a book, make sure your audience can't hear you turn the pages.

For the couple of bucks it cost, I would have much rather got a cigarette lighter or a bag of cheap potting mix for the garden. I might be able to use the CD's to deter birds from my garden as I have enough coasters at the moment.

I know that Mr Edwards says not to make psychic readings or do predictions, but I guess I just don't have the high moral standards of Mr Edwards so while I'm posting this, why not answer these questions.

1. Who will win as American president in November 2012?
Obama.
2. Will Oprah Winfrey ever have another talk show?
Yes. With Gail prompting people to call the due, "The Real OG".
3. Is Lindsay Lohan really going to star as Elizabeth Taylor in a biopic, or is that just hype?
She is slated to star in the biopic, but her irrational behavior is a major worry.
4. Where is Amelia Earhart, really?
She has passedover (way to use the lingo) is actually my spirit guide. This may explain a lot.

Also, if the Indiana Pacers are still a team, they will win the NBA title.

So that's that then. The CD's were much worse, boring and useless than I thought they'd be. I was expecting a good bit of woo to give me a laugh but all I got was relaxation exercises and instructions to imagine a house full of ghosts.

I have to listen to some skeptical podcasts to make my ears and brain stop hurting.